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(11) EP 3 990 403 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
04.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/18

(21) Application number: 20732105.0

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C03B 5/04(2006.01)
C03B 5/20(2006.01)
C03B 5/185(2006.01)
C03B 5/235(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C03B 5/04; C03B 5/185; C03B 5/20; C03B 5/2353; Y02P 40/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2020/063376
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/229559 (19.11.2020 Gazette 2020/47)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 13.05.2019 GB 201906745

(71) Applicant: Fives Stein Limited
Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HB (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • REYNOLDS, Andrew
    Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 7HB (GB)
  • KUHN, Wolf
    94700 Maisons-Alfort (FR)
  • MALPHETTES, Bruno
    94700 Maisons-Alfort (FR)

(74) Representative: Gallafent, Richard John 
Gallafents Ltd 1 Sans Walk
London EC1R 0LT
London EC1R 0LT (GB)

   


(54) HYBRID HORIZONTAL GLASS MELTING FURNACE WITH HIGH FLEXIBILITY IN ENERGY INPUT